Clamp fob brooms



s. MASON.

Broom Clasp. No. 16,877;

Patented March 24, I857.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL MASON, OF INDIAN SPRINGS, MARYLAND.

CLAMP FOR BROOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 16,877, dated March 24, 1857.

To 64% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAHUEL MASON, of Indian Springs, in the county ofVashington and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in the Manufacture of Brooms Made of Broom- Corn or otherSimilar Materials; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, which represents in perspective the clasp forholding the material, with the hinged portion of the clasp raised up, toshow its connect-ion with the handle.

The nature of my invention relates to the manner of drawing down andsecuring the hinged portion of a permanent broom-clasp, so as to firmlyhold the material of which the broom is made, and so as to enable anyone to re-fill the clasp with new material, when the old becomes wornout.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the same with reference to the draw- It representsthe boX part of a metallic clasp to which is hinged a piece B, whichwhen shut down incloses the box clasp, ex cept on one side. Both thebox, and hinged portions of the clasp are provided with teeth a, a, &c.,which when brought together pass through the material of which the broomis made, and hold it firmly to or in the clasp. The hinged portion ofthe clasp is provided with hasps b, b, which take over projectingstaples in the side of the clasp to hold it in place.

On the rear of the boX portion of the clasp is secured a socket C,through which the handle D, of the broom passesthe end of said handleentering within the clasp, and may pass under or through a supportingpiece E, within the clasp, to give it further support. To the end of thehandle F, within the clasp, is secured one end of a cord, thong, or wirecthe other end thereof being secured to a pin or bolt cl, on the outsideof the hinged portion B of the clasp.

To make the broom the butt ends of the broom-corn or other material, areslipped under the plate G (the lid B, having been first raised up asseen in the drawing) and laid in regular coursestheir points projectingout of the clasp, until the clasp is sufficiently filled. The handle D,is then turned, so as to wind up on it the cord, thong, or wire 0, thisdraws the hinged portion B, down, driving its teeth a,'through thematerial, until it comes to its seat. The hasps b b, are now closed overtheir catches, and by driving a tack. or nail through the socket G, intothe handle D, the broom is finished. When the broom is worn out, drawthe nail out of the socket, slip out the bolt (Z, from the loop of thecord, thong, or wire undo the hasps, and the old material can beremoved, and new introduced, and again secured as above described.

The attachment of the hinged portion B, to the handle, not onlyfacilitates the 010s ing of said piece upon the broom material, buttends to hold it there at its center, where, unless made so heavy as tobe unwieldy, it is liable to spring away from the resistance of thematerial underneath it.

I thus make a very durable and economical broom clasp, in which any onemay make their brooms, or renew them at pleasure. The supporting pieceE, being secured to one side plate, and the handle passing through it,being connected to the other plate (B), near their centers-are drawn andheld together thereby.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, what I claimtherein as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

So uniting the hinged portion of the case to the handle by means of athong, cord, or wire, as that the leverage of the handle may be used forclosing saidhinged portion thus firmly closing the case on the materialto hold it rigidly in the case as set forth, and to strengthen themiddle portions of the clasp, as described.

SAMUEL MASON.

Witnesses:

A. B. SToUGHroN, THOS. H. UPPERMAN.

